Hartebeest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
     1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
        backward.
        [WordNet 1.5] Hartbeest

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
     n. [D. hertebeest. See {Hart}, and {Beast}.]
     1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus
        caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
        face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
        [Written also {hartebeest}, and {hartebest}.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any anteleope of the genus {Alcelaphus} and certain
        species of {Darnaliscus}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hartebeest
       n : a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
           backward